The long and incredible soap opera which agitates the French football federation (FFF) was enriched with a new episode this Tuesday. Florence Hardouin, the director general, was expected on the premises of the institution for an interview prior to her dismissal.
According to information from RMC, which we are able to confirm, she finally warned the FFF and Philippe Diallo, the interim president, that she would not come, not feeling psychologically ready to return to the premises of Boulevard Grenelle. nor to run into Noël Le Graët, its president.
In office since 2013, Florence Hardouin had seen her management strongly criticized last November. On January 11 of this year, the former fencer was laid off, like her president, before having a heart attack at her home the same day. His initial interview, scheduled for January 20, had been postponed twice to be fixed for Tuesday. As an employee of the FFF, however, she has no obligation to go to this interview.
Last Wednesday, a summary of the final audit report on the management of the French Football Federation was made public. She overwhelms the president of the FFF and his behavioral excesses (in particular sexual harassment), and also underlines the management deemed “brutal” of Florence Hardouin and her “erratic” behavior. The date of the next executive committee has been set for Tuesday, February 28 at 10 a.m. A face-to-face invitation was sent last Thursday to each of the participants.